Author: Roland Hughes

Roland Hughes is the president of Logikal Solutions, a business applications consulting firm specializing in OpenVMS platforms and Qt on Linux. Hughes serves as a lead consultant with over two decades of experience using computers and operating systems. With a degree in Computer Information Systems, the author's experience is focused on systems across a variety of diverse industries including heavy equipment manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, stock exchanges, tax accounting, and hardware value-added resellers, to name a few. Working throughout these industries has strengthened the author's unique skill set and given him a broad perspective on the role and value of technology in industry.

Reviews

The Waiting Time

I must say, this movie turned out to be surprisingly good. No, it’s not James Bond with beautiful women and lots of stuff blowing up, this is more along the lines of “Smiley’s People” with just a touch more action. It is more about the trade craft along with multiple…

Roland HughesMarch 20, 2017October 23, 2017

Experience Fiction Stories Technology

How Does the Human Race Wipe Itself Out? (Part 7)

In times of old we had leper colonies, plague ships and the marked house. In truth quarantine is a valid medical tactic. Sadly it is also a great way to ensure only those selected for elimination actually die. If you think such things as these cannot exist today, read up…

Roland HughesMarch 19, 2017October 20, 2017

Fiction Reviews Society

The River of Souls

As you get older and, in theory, better it is a good exercise to re-read and re-watch things you thought were great in your youth. You really are watching them with “different eyes.” What once was great will may seem stupid now. Occasionally, you will be shocked by just how…

Roland HughesMarch 18, 2017October 20, 2017

Fiction Reviews

Really Good B Grade Horror

From time to time I lament that today’s kids, with all of their devices, don’t get to enjoy the era of really good B Grade horror flicks. I’m not talking about modern day special effects slasher gore but the black and white classics starring the master himself, Vincent Price. It…

Roland HughesMarch 15, 2017October 20, 2017

Experience Fiction Society Stories

How Does the Human Race Wipe Itself Out? (Part 6)

Last time we discussed a great many things, but 2 in particular we need to circle around on, processed foods and eating bugs. Culturally it is a taboo to eat bugs. Realistically eating bugs found near human settlements in “civilized” countries would be stupid. Such bugs most assuredly have absorbed…

Roland HughesMarch 12, 2017October 18, 2017

Publishing Thank You Sir May I Have Another

Cheap Basta’ds Duth Overrun Us

For the past couple of days I have been refreshing The Minimum You Need to Know Web site. Changing it so it more closely matched my novel sites. This of course leads one to check all of the sales links, etc. Eventually I did a few searches on scribd.com. The…

Roland HughesMarch 8, 2017October 18, 2017

Fiction Science Fiction Society Stories Technology

How Does the Human Race Wipe Itself Out? (Part 5)

What started us down the path of this discussion was a well done and well meaning story on NPR. Maybe it was a re-run because a quick Web search with DuckDuckGo reveals NPR has covered eating crickets many many times. The work is somewhat noble even if the topic disgusts…

Roland HughesMarch 5, 2017October 18, 2017